Art Deco Furniture
ART DECO STYLE
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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Style: Art Deco
Period: 1940s
Widdicomb Modern Original Figured Mahogany Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Widdicomb modern original Art Deco three-drawer commode with figured mahogany drawer fronts. Picture frame style casing with recessed curved front pli...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Charles Dudouyt Art Deco Extendable Dining Table in Stained Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Charles Dudouyt, dining table, oak, France, 1940s.
This Art Deco table shows the great craftsmanship of Charles Dudouyt. The tabletop in inlayed with different pieces of wood, creat...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Oak
Sumptuous Crystal and Brass Chandelier, Italy, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
This Luxurious large and round shaped chandelier supporting a set of precious cut crystal prisms, octagons, oak leaves etc.
Ideal for a large reception room, dining room or entrance...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Three Italian Wrought Iron Garden Chairs circa 1940's
Located in Hanover, MA
Three Italian wrought iron oversized patio chairs with upholstered seats, backs and armrest pads.
Note the distinctive iron rosebuds, stems and leaves among the iron scrolls.
Origin...
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1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Fine French Art Deco Glass and Bronze Ceiling or Wall Light by Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Atelier Perzel - A fine French Art Deco enameled glass and gilded bronze square ceiling or wall light with rounded corners.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bedside Tables In Walnut Veneer, Czechoslovakia 1940s, Set Of 2
Located in Zohor, SK
Set of two beautiful bedside tables from art deco era. Produced in Czechoslovakia in 1940s. They are trully unique in their design and use of veneer. The tables are made of oak wood ...
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Addison Model 5 Butterscotch and Maroon Catalin Tube Radio, 1940
Located in Hampstead, QC
In 1939, Toronto-based Addison Industries Ltd., a Canadian company, was founded focussing on the production of commercial tube radios. The Model 5 “Big Addison” series, featured her...
Category
1940s Canadian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Mid 20th Century French Hermes Solid Silver Gilt Smoker's Requisites c.1940
By Hermès
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stylish mid 20th Century French Art Deco Hermes 3 piece vermeil solid silver smoker's requisites, contained in the original Hermes fitted grosgrain case, comprising four cigarette ca...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Silver
Art Deco pedestals, 1940s, Poland.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Two Art Deco pedestals from the 1940s, Poland.
Dimensions: height 106 cm / width 35 cm / depth 35 cm
Category
1940s Polish Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Walnut
"Neptune and His Companions", Art Deco Silver Wine Coaster w/ Mythological Scene
By GAB
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bursting with joy and great energy, this sterling silver wine coaster features Neptune with his trident, riding a hippocampus, accompanied by teeming array of oceanic creatures, incl...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Silver
Elegant Art Deco Tommi Parzinger End Tables, Charak Modern
Located in Riverdale, NY
Pair of Elegant Art Deco Tommi Parzinger End/Night Tables for Charak Modern. Amazing lines instantly recognizable as Parzinger in light wood with brass accents. Slightly Asian overto...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian Art Deco Paolo Buffa Parchment, Maple, Black, Mirrors Bar Cabinet, 40s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Meda, MB
This precious and unique bar cabinet was produced in Italy in the 40s by Paolo Buffa.
The doors are in parchment, the profiles on the legs are in solid maple while the structure is b...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Maple, Lacquer, Parchment Paper
Vintage Art Deco Shield Shaped Beveled Wall Mirror with Walnut Frame, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
It features a beveled mirror and a walnut frame.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use and traces of oxidation, but overall it...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Italian Art Deco Parchment and Walnut Paolo Buffa Nightstands, 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Meda, MB
This elegant pair of Art Deco nightstands were produced by Paolo Buffa in the end of the 1940s. They are in walnut wood, with parchment door and black lacquered details, such as the ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Milanese Art Deco Vanity 1940
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Stunning Milanese Art Dèco vanity made entirely of Oak and Oak Burl.
Stainless steel and Bakelite handles.
Collected from a haute couture Atelier in Milan where it was used as stage ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Maurice Dufrene Art Déco cabinet
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
This storage unit, highly prized for its cubic geometry, opens with two doors. The opening of these is called French.
The furniture rests on a base with slender feet, gilded, finis...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Wood
Paul Meltsner, Portrait of a Youth, American Modernist Realism O/C, c. 1940
Located in New York, NY
American Art Deco
Modernist Social Realism
Paul Raphael Meltsner
Portrait of a Youth
Oil on canvas
Circa 1940
DIMENSIONS
CANVAS: 26 x 20 inches
FRAMED: 30 .5 x 24.5 inches
DETAIL...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Elegant Pair of Jules and André Leleu Gilt-Bronze Double Torsade Sconces
By Jules Leleu
Located in Montreal, QC
Elegant pair of Jules and André Leleu gilt-bronze double torsade two-light sconces. Stamped: "Leleu Paris and Made in France P26658". Measures: Overall width: 12.5” with shades Overa...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Bronze
"Standing Model", Male Nude Painting in Blue by Åkerblom, Oil on Canvas, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted in an expressionist palette that calls to mind the work of Edvard Munch and other Nordic painters who were in the artistic vanguard of the 20th century, this depiction...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Paint
Art Glass Footed Muller Frères Bowl
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Glass Footed Muller Frères Bowl
France, around 1940.
It is a BEAUTIFUL centerpiece with a glass base.
Signed by Muller Freres Luneville, in yellow and light blue colors (see pho...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Glass
Italian midcentury bar cabinet
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare and charming veneered walnut bar cabinet .
This cabinet has various compartments for bottles storage and glasses, beautiful shelves and elegant details.
Original green painted.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Vittorio Dassi Scalloped Wood Wall Mirror, Italy circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
Vittorio Dassi Wood and Scalloped Wall Mirror, Italy circa late 1940's
A highly unique and decorative wall mirror features a straight walnut frame on the sides and base which highl...
Category
1940s European Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Art Deco painting swimming pool by Christiane Caillotin Vue de ma table 1940
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco painting swimming pool by Christiane Caillotin Vue de ma table.
France ca. 1940.
Acrylic paint, watercolor on board. Framed.
Christi...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Pair of White Lacquer Art Deco Chests with Nickeled Pulls by Charak Modern
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Deco/Hollywood pair of chest of drawers were handmade by the illustrious American producer, Charak Modern, circa 1942. It features the Fine level of craftsmanship an...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Nickel
Italian 1940s Cane and Faux Bamboo Frame Bench with its Original Upholstery
Located in London, GB
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this bench seamlessly combines the allure of cane work with a sturdy wood faux bamboo frame. With its generous size, the bench can be use...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Wood
Art Decò Murano Glass Barovier e Toso Table Lamp, 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Murano glass table lamp attributed to the Barovier and Toso glassworks.
Art Deco style.
Period circa 1940.
The brass of the lamp has been completely polished and refurbis...
Category
1940s Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Czech Opaline Pendant Lights, Circa 1940s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Czech opaline pendant lights Circa 1940s
- Brass tops
- Elegant shaped opaque glass with soft point to the underside
- Comes with 100cm of gold twis...
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
Jacques Adnet Style, Red Stitched Leather Picture Frame, France 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Picture frame, is in stitched leather, in a light Red color. It is done in the style of Jacques Adnet. Some Wear but almost on the sides. It has been made in France circa 1940, ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Leather
Italian Art Deco wooden coffee table, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Art Deco wooden coffee table, 1940s
Coffee table with rectangular top made entirely of wood. The top has shaped sides, the two side legs have a rectangular section and have a...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Wood
Art Deco pedestals, France, 1940s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Deco pedestals, France, 1940s.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: walnut
dimensions: height 122 cm diameter 38 cm
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Jacques Adnet Style, Green Stitched Leather Picture Frame, France 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Picture frame, is in stitched leather, in a light green color. It is done in the style of Jacques Adnet. Some Wear but almost on the sides. It has been made in France circa 1940...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Leather
Walnut Burl Wood Credenza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W45 D22 H35.5
Fully restored flamed walnut burl wood credenza in great condition. Item has been strucutrally reinfroced on interrior and exterior, credenza is now strong and sturdy....
Category
1940s Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Burl
Meissen Figurine Spanish Dancer With Fan And Castanet, by Paul Scheurich, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen Porcelain Figurine:
Dancer in a skirt puffed out around the hips with a tight, strapless and backless top with golden buttons, posing with a fan and castanet, a s...
Category
1940s German Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Floor Lamp by Jindrich Halabala, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Good condition
Repolished
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Italian Console Cabinet Library
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Elegant living room furniture forming a library or shelf, structure in ebonized wood and gilded brass.
In the upper part the uprights with engaged columns are terminated by capitals...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Striped Opaline Glass & Brass Semi Flush Mount, Finland 1940s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This elegant semi flush mount was designed and manufactured in Finland in the late 1940s. It features a striped and partly satinated opaline glass oval lamp...
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1940s Finnish Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Jacques Adnet Style, Brown Leather Picture Frame, France 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Picture frame, is in leather, in a gradient of brown colors. It is done in the style of Jacques Adnet. Some Wear but almost on the sides. It has been made in France circa 1940,...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Leather
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Child Bowl & Underplate with Boys Playing Sports
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver child bowl and underplate, showcasing boys playing various sports, and in Art Deco style, with an elegant geometric design. The design is from 1927 (pat...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Wood Marquetry Tray, Brown Color, Wood France 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco Wood Marquetry Tray, Brown Color, Wood France 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Table Lamp Made in Ceramic, circa 1940s
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940. We offer this fantastic Art Deco table lamp made in ceramic and glass.
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Glass, Ceramic
Pair Of French Modern Cerused Oak Cabinets
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of French Modern Cerused Oak Cabinets.
This rare pair of French Art Deco cerused carved and painted cabinets have two doors above two drawers on shapely legs terminating in bron...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French art deco cognac leather and velvet moustache club chair
Located in Kleinburg, ON
French art deco heavily patinated club chairs, featuring a distinctive moustache-shaped back and a distressed, patinated brown leather upholstery with seat in a tonal velvet material...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Leather
Italian Shaped Wood Wall Mirror, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A highly unique and elegant grand scale Italian palisander wood cartouche shaped mirror. The palisander wood molded frame supports the original glass plate which follows the shape o...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Glass, Palisander
Georg Jensen Pyramid Sterling Silver Creamer and Sugar 600A
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage two-piece sterling silver creamer and sugar set from Georg Jensen, featuring the Pyramid pattern, design #600A by Harald Nielsen from 1930. The Art Deco-inspired design sho...
Category
1940s European Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Italian Art Deco Wood Stools, Italy, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian Art Deco stools, in walnut and fruitwood with an inset linen seat cushion. It's sides with open slats and turned fruitwood spindles. A wonderful contrast of woods,...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood, Walnut
Pair of Black Lacquer Art Deco Pedestal Stands
Located in North York, ON
This pair of black lacquer art deco pedestal stands are a true representation of timeless elegance and sophistication. Crafted in the 1940’s in the United States, these stands have b...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Italian Maple Wood Console Table, Italy, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
An elegantly appointed Northern Italian console table in maple. The graceful legs are tapered and have brass banding at the top of each leg and end in brass sabot. The legs support...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Venetian Murano 1940s Frosted Tulip Fluted Amber Glass Chandelier
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Italian Venetian Murano 1940s style light green glass chandelier with six straight fluted arms emanating from a centre bowl holding disc form bobeches with a finial bottom and crysta...
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1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
"Helene", 1942-Vintage Art Deco Perfume Bottle by René Lalique
By René Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although René Lalique -- France's greatest designer in glass in the 1920s, 30s and 40s -- made many bottles for the leading perfumiers of the day, the Helene bottle from 1942 is one ...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Glass
Italian Large Pines Decorated Terracotta Vase, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian large pines decorated terracotta vase, 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Art Deco Vellum and Wood Console Table, Italy, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Art Deco console table with two upper shelves in vellum supported by a rectangular base in palisander wood with square cut-outs. The central back column and angled base a...
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1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Wood, Palisander, Parchment Paper
Cristal Art Wood and Glass Wall Mirror, Turin, Italy, circa 1940's
By Cristal Arte
Located in New York, NY
A very fine grand scale wall mirror by Cristal Art, late 1940's. The whole mirror surround has a scalloped pattern with a high profile 2" walnut molding. The glass border is segmen...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Large Art Deco Chandelier, 1940s, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
Art Deco chandelier made in 1940s in Czechoslovakia.
Restored, cleaned, polished
Rewired: two separate circuits - 1+5x60W, E25-E27 bulbs
US wiring compatible
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Austrian Biedermeier Period Gueridon
Located in Austin, TX
Austrian Biedermeier Art Deco gueridon from Vienna made of solid and veneered walnut with a lustrous French polish finish for a museum quality shine. Four curved legs meet at the bot...
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1940s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Art Deco Pair of Vellum and Wood Stools, Italy, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian Art Deco stools, the circular tops in palisander wood supported by rounded bases covered in vellum and the base surround in ebonized wood. The combination of the e...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Wood, Palisander, Parchment Paper
Emilio Sala & Giorgio Madini Pair of Vintage Italian Low Armchairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
Emilio Sala and Giorgio Madini, armchairs with tapered wooden legs, Italy, 1940's - these low armchairs with wonderful soft curves and armrests. Fully and expertly restored, reuphol...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut
Pair of Italian Modernist Lounge Chairs, Italy, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian Art Deco lounge chairs with elegantly sloped arms carved in walnut with a contrasting fruitwood inlay. Newly re-upholstered in a chocolate brown Italian leather. ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood, Walnut
Art Deco Tabouret Designed by Jindřich Halabala, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Only very small traces of use.
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include R & Y Augousti, René Lalique, Art Hide, and Kifu Augousti. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $6 and tops out at $700,000 while the average work can sell for $2,798.
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